When health coaches employ motivational interviewing during patient encounters, expect upticks in medication adherence, weight loss, HbA1c levels and overall engagement, notes Alicia Vail, RN health coach for Ochsner Health System. Ochsner's eight health coaches focus on patients with diabetes, hypertension and obesity who have come to their attention by way of physician referrals, health screenings and pre-chart reviews. In this podcast, Ms. Vail describes how Ochsner Health System incorporates health coaches in its clinic structure and describes the benefits that result from the coaching intervention. Alicia Vail and Bill Appelgate, executive director of the Iowa Chronic Care Consortium, shared how an evidence-based health coaching focus drives returns in a value-based payment delivery system during a June 19, 2013 webinar, "Health Coaching's Value in Accountable Care and Medical Homes."
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